Programme Index

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Wonders of the Solar System

Original Series

Episode 4: Dead or Alive

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Professor Brian Cox travels to the tallest mountain on Earth to show how something as basic as a planet's size can make the difference between life and death. Show more

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

2010

Episode 3: Why Mountains Are So Small

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Mark Miodownik investigates the world of the very big and very tall. He reveals that, at this scale, everything is governed by a battle with gravity. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Adaptation of HG Wells's science fiction classic. As the Apollo astronauts are set to land on the moon in 1969, an old man tells of how he and a professor were first there in 1909. Show more

Contributors

Wallander

One Step Behind

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

on BBC Four

Detective drama. Wallander investigates when the bodies of three friends are found buried in the woods, followed by the death of his colleague Detective Svedberg. Show more

Contributors

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Drama which charts John Lennon's transition from Beatle to enduring and enigmatic icon, covering issues of fatherhood and fame during the traumatic period of 1967 to 1971. Show more

Contributors

Freddie Lennon:
Christopher Fairbank
Art Janov:
Allan Corduner
Paul McCartney:
Andrew Scott
Yoko Ono:
Naoko Mori
Derek Taylor:
Michael Colgan
Ringo Starr:
Craig Cheetham
George Harrison:
Jack Morgan
Cynthia Lennon:
Claudie Blakley
Brian Epstein:
Rory Kinnear
Pete Shotton:
Adrian Bower
Gloria Emerson:
Debora Weston
Julian Lennon:
Charlie Coulthard
Cabbie at Scala:
Ray MacAllan
Cynthia's Lawyer:
Jonathan Rigby
Rich Middle-aged Woman:
Annabel Leventon
Hospital Consultant:
David Annen
Apple Accountant:
Patrick Drury
John's PA:
Helen Bradbury
Reporter leaving UK Press:
Dylan Charles
Journalist 1:
Pieter Lawman
Journalist 2:
Roderick Smith

A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss

Episode 2: Home Counties Horror

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Mark Gatiss continues his celebration of horror cinema by uncovering the stories behind the films of the 1950s and 60s, an era dominated by Hammer Films. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Gatiss
Series Producer:
John Das
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole

Crooked House

Episode 2: Something Old

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Ghost stories about a haunted manor house. In the 1920s, Lady Constance de Momery presides over a costume ball for her grandson, but all is not as it seems. Show more

Contributors

Curator:
Mark Gatiss
Felix de Momery:
Ian Hallard
Lady Constance de Momery:
Jean Marsh
Katherine:
Anna Madeley
Miss Adams:
Barbara Kirby
The Bride:
Lauren Jones
Producer:
Paul Frift
Director:
Damon Thomas

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

2010

Episode 3: Why Mountains Are So Small

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Mark Miodownik investigates the world of the very big and very tall. He reveals that, at this scale, everything is governed by a battle with gravity. Show more

BBC Four

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